Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-09-22
THE CENTENNIAL.
Celebration Of the Adoption Of the Con.
stltutlon Of the United States.

stltutl0n Of the United States
A Monster occssion-.Imposing Cerc-
monies--Hundreds OF Thousands
OF Visitors.
PHuApELrHIA. Sept Is. The monster
| civic and industrial pageant started from
Broad and Dauphin streets shortly after
10 o'clock and marched TO Broad and
Moore streets, a distance of nearly five
miles, and then countermarched to the
starting point. North Broad street was
so crowded as to be almost impossible at
O clock, On North Broad street there
was scarcely a house that was not cover.
ed with bunting or in other ways suitably
decorated. Nearly all side streets leading
into North Broad were roped oil and
were filled with trucks on which tier OF
seats were erected and rapidly sold
The parade, illustrating the advance
ment Of industrial arts and sciences dur.
ing the last century, 1t is believed fairly
eclipscd anything of the kind ever known.
There was in line 800 floats, each being a
representation of some particular branch
of industry, $4,000 men. 5000 horses. and
| 100 bands of music. At the head of the
column rode Col Snowden, Chief Marsh,
al, and his staff of fifty aids, standard
bearer and two trumpeters; directly be.
hind them, and leading the column itself,
was the United States Marine band, fol.
lowed by banner representing Columbia
pointing to the past with one hand and
to the present with the other. The ban
| Al Al a
drawn on car by six horses, The dis.
play from this point was divided into
twenty.six divisions, each division being
under the charge and supervision Of the
Assistant Marshal and several aides. The
first division was headed by patriotic sons
Of America who presented beautiful
display. Following this float came band
and several floats on which were tableaux
typical Of the events during the rcvolu'
ton and representing the different ma
tions which make up Americas popula.
ton, in native costumes, beautiful
temple handsomely decorated with thirty.
eight ladies at the portal representing the
States OF the Union, ''Uncle SAM" the
Goddess of Liberty, and the thirteen
original States, represented by the daugh-
tiers of America in costume, and float
on which stood representation Of the
school houses of century ago and
those of to-day, surrounded by school
children. The remainder of this divis-
ion was made up of National and State
officers, including National and State
executive committees in full regalia and
visiting camps of Sons of America The
second division was made up 10y the
carpenters company of Philadelphia,
which antedates all other industrial as
sociations having been incorporated in
1714, and which is the only industrial
organization in existence in this city
which participated in tho procession OF
1887 The first feature Of this display
was a float upon which was borne a
miniature Grecian temple with thirteen
Corinthian columns representing the
thirteen States of the Union in 1887,
which is a duplicate Of the carpenters
company in the parade Of 1888, which
commemoratcd the adoption of the federal
constitution. Following this Is another
temple Of the Grecian Doric order, in.
tended to be emblematic of the present
grand union of States, and bearing upon
each of their thirty eight columns shield
with the name of each State. The
allegorical floats were followed by the
members of the carpenters company in
carriages. The third, fourth, fifth and
sixth divisions were given up TO industrial
and educational exhibits
The majority of the remaining floats
represented various industries, and among
them was display showing the progress
in the modes of travelling, from the Rev
olutionary era to the present time, by
land and water. The United States mint
had an interesting exhibit The Govern
ment naval display included a model OF
the first steamer which crossed the Allan
tic model of en- United States man Of
war, the Hartford models Of the new
cruisers, and many kinds Of naval guns,
and display of life saving apparatus,
The scene at the grand reviewing stand
situated opposite the Union League clut
house on Broad street. was grand. There
were sixteen telegraph stations along the
route of the parade, which were establish
cd for the purpose Of communicating from
one end of the line to the other, and just
as the telegram flashed over the wires an
nouncing that the pageant had started
from Broad and Dauphin streets at 10:25
a. m, Governor Beaver rode by in hi,
carriage and was greeted with hearty
round of applause. BY II O clock the dis
tinguished guests, the Governors, Foreigr
Ministers and others, began to take thei
assigned places on the stand. As the diff
ferent Governors passed up or down
Broad streets and were recognized they re
ceivcd round after round of cheers. The
Central portion of the stand was raised
for the Governors of States andthcir stats
On this stand also were many of the Sen
ators and Representatives in Congress
the commissioners of the varsous State:
and Territories, thirty-threc Of whom were
present, the diplomatic corps, the foreign
Consuls and especially the invited guest:
of the Centennial The head OF thu
procession, headed by the Gordon Of
mounted police reached the City Hal
at Broad and Market streets at 40 ant
proceeded around to the west side Of the
City Hall and on past the grand review
ing stand at Walnut street. Occupying
seats on the reviewing stand were Lar
rabce, of Iowa; Beaver, of Pennsylvania
Hughes, Of Arkansas; Buckner, OF Ken
lucky; Thayer, Of Nebraska; Pennoyer
of Oregon and Wilson of West Virginia.
Dallas State Fair and Exposition.
Tickets will be on sale at all coupon